CVE-2012-4461
Published: 06 November 2012
The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6.9, when running on hosts that use qemu userspace without XSAVE, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by using the KVM_SET_SREGS ioctl to set the X86_CR4_OSXSAVE bit in the guest cr4 register, then calling the KVM_RUN ioctl.
From the Ubuntu security team
Jon Howell reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based virtual machine) subsystem's handling of the XSAVE feature. On hosts, using qemu userspace, without the XSAVE feature an unprivileged local attacker could exploit this flaw to crash the system.
Priority
Medium
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
|
|
|
Patches: Other: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742 Introduced by 2acf923e38fb6a4ce0c57115decbb38d334902ac Fixed by 6d1068b3a98519247d8ba4ec85cd40ac136dbdf9 |
||
|
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-backport-oneiric Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(3.4.0-4.27)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-5.22])
|
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2])
|
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1])
|
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1])
|
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.7~rc6)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4461
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/14
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1688-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1689-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1696-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1699-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1704-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian